Wednesday, December 17, 2008

More From Ernie Slump, B.C. Chair For Western Business and Taxpayers Association

You've read about the WBTA's B.C. Chair Ernie Slump here and here. Well, it turns out Ernie is a bit peculiar even for a Western Separatist. For one thing, not all of B.C. is even being invited to the Western Separatist Party:

I think hes trying to gerrymander the boundary of his new country to ensure only whites are within the new fascist state of Albortia.

I'd actually like to see that third world state form. All those white high school drop outs and uneducated country bumpkins, living in a one resource economy thats about to fail. Actually, Canada might be better off, we'd get all the intelligent labour that moved there who'd scram on first word of this happening.

Yeah, but considering that Banff and Jasper's populations are pretty much half Quebecois, could there be a separation within a separation? Separatist against separatist? As Dwight Schrute would say: "Paradox."

"Yeah, but considering that Banff and Jasper's populations are pretty much half Quebecois, could there be a separation within a separation? Separatist against separatist? As Dwight Schrute would say: "Paradox."

Kevin,

If we accept the basic principle of the legitimacy of secession as the great liberal economist Ludwig von Mises expressed it that "no people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a political association that it does not want" than what we have if Banff, Jasper, Greater Vancouver, or whatever wish to secede from an independent Western Canada is philosophical consistency, not paradox.

I love the wingnut concept of democracy. Kick them out if they disagree or better yet hire a sniper. As a Vancouverite I'd like nothing more than to see their third world low tax society become the backwater it deserves to be.

This letter is in response to the recent comments circulating regarding Ernie Slump. The Western Businesses and Taxpayers Association do not support any offensive remarks and or actions, particularly regarding ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. David Crutcher and our Counsel have contacted Ernie to provide him with a forum to explain his comments.

Our policy is one of inclusion and we deeply apologize to anyone this may have offended. I will keep you up to date of any new developments.

We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention and I look forward to any comments or questions you may have.